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NEW YORK — New minimum-wage increases have gone into effect in 13 states, which the Economic Policy Institute estimates will boost the incomes of 2.5 million low-paid workers, the National Employment Law Project (NELP) reports.

ST. JOSEPH, Mich. — Maytag Commercial Laundry is moving the production line of its front-load single-load washers from Monterrey, Mexico, to a 2.4-million-square-foot manufacturing plant in Clyde, Ohio, the company reports, with production beginning in April.

The move is a part of a larger investment to continually advance the commercial front-load washer platform, according to Maytag.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has set the borrower upfront fee to zero for all veteran loans authorized under the SBA Express program up to $350,000, the organization reports, which will take effect Jan. 1 and continue through the end of the fiscal year.

ST. JOSEPH, Mich. — Maytag Commercial Laundry recently hosted its Maytag University Commercial Laundry Factory Sales School, which focused on providing its sales representatives in-depth, hands-on training of the company’s multi-segment product portfolio, as well as give attendees an “intensive” session on the coin-store market, the company reports.

Sessions also delved into the company’s energy calculators, financing options and market discussions specific to multi-housing and on-premises segments, according to Maytag.

CHICAGO — As we come to the end of another year, where do you see your coin laundry operation? Is it better? Worse? About the same?

While anchored in a public service that is decades in the making, the coin laundry industry still is subject to influences both internal and external. While the basics of self-service laundry operations are largely unchanged, there are other factors at play when it comes to building your business.

WASHINGTON — The latest news from the National Multi Housing Council (NMHC) probably won’t excite route operators or coin laundry owners. Apartment dwellers listed in-unit washer/dryers among the most valued apartment amenities in a recent survey conducted by the NMHC and Kingsley Associates.

CHICAGO— As we come to the end of another year, where do you see your coin laundry operation? Is it better? Worse? About the same?

While anchored in a public service that is decades in the making, the coin laundry industry still is subject to influences both internal and external. While the basics of self-service laundry operations are largely unchanged, there are other factors at play when it comes to building your business.

CHICAGO — As we come to the end of another year, where do you see your coin laundry operation? Is it better? Worse? About the same?

While anchored in a public service that is decades in the making, the coin laundry industry still is subject to influences both internal and external. While the basics of self-service laundry operations are largely unchanged, there are other factors at play when it comes to building your business.